and go behind the scenes at aljazeera.com/"techknow". follow our expert contributors or twitter, facebook, google plus and more. >> this is al jazeera america. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. palestinian hamas and fatah have agreed to reconcile. a new law in georgia makes it legal to carry guns everywhere from churches to bars to airports. and irs employees were paid bonuses even though they were in trouble over tax issues

themselves. >> a new partnership in the middle east could mean the end of peace talks between israelis and palestinians. the two main palestinian parties are joining together after a decade of dispute. we have reports now. >> reporter: the leaders of hamas and fatah agree to form a government of technocrats within five weeks with the aim of holding elections in six months. the leaders believe the time is now to make a change. >> if we do not move quickly, it will weaken both of us than is no future for the palestinian state. >> the groups have been at odds

and sometimes even at war with each other since 2007. following hamas' win and the democratic cratic national election. since then la mass has ruled the gaza strip home to 2 million palestinians. while palestinian president mahmood abbas covers areas of the west bank home to 2 million palestinians. >> reporter: reconciliation agreements have failed in the past, but if this deal is successful it could be a win-win situation. it adds more legitimacy to president abbas' powers during talks with israelis, and for hamas this may loosen a strip blockade on gaza. the two sides met in 2011 and in 2012 in cairo and doha, new another with the desired results of reunification. many palestinians say they're disappointed with their leaders, and they hope that it will be

different. but they are skeptical. >> we have to one nation, no sections. just one palestinian nation but i don't think they're going succeed. >> in gaza one activist state that the unity is needed to stand up to israel. >> we must be unified against israeli occupation. >> this comes at a time when u.s.-led talks between the palestinian and israelis appear to be going nowhere. >> so instead of moving into peace with israel, he is moving into peace with hamas, and he has to choose. does he want peace with hamas or peace with israel. you can one but not the other. i hope he chooses peace. so far he has not done so. >> some say it's not as clearcut as that, and no one knows how the decision to unite hamas and

fatah will impact talks with israel. but many palestinians say it is a right in the right direction. al jazeera, are a mala. >> pass i ask professor of international relations at new york university what is different this time around? >> environment in the region. hamas is in a desperate situation. they are hurting very much, the egyptians, too, have been adding to that pressure. they don't have much coming from iraq. so they need to change the data. >> they're being squeezed. >> very much squeezed. so for them an opportunity to join hamas could translate to relief as well as as i say having a political say in the process. i think the united states is there are those who are expres expressing skepticism, i think

they are mistaken. hamas has to be part and parcel of the process. the question here they should not be using this agreement as a tool by which to put the pressure on israel necessarily, and then they are making a mistake. they should say this is the palestinians we are one nation and we negotiate with israel. this is very important. they were not portray that as a means to pressure israel rather facilitate the peace process. >> does a potential reconciliation strengthen, strengthen fatah's hands, abbas' hands in negotiation? >> there is no question about it, does it strengthen him, but he could make it much better for hamas, for the palestinians as a whole if, for example, can

persuade hamas to accept the arab initiative. in so doing disarm the israelis because israel cannot sa sayer--netanyahu can say you can have peace with israel or hamas. hamas becomes part and parcel with the whole process. >> the worry for the united states, how this unity packet will impact peace talks with israel? >> reporter: the obama administration said it is deeply disappointed by the decision of at a at a and hamas to form a reconciliation government. this comes just five days before the israelis and the palestinians are supposed to end what was supposed to be a series of preliminary talks on a final peace agreement. the u.s. says that any palestinian government that does form needs to recognize the right of rale to exist, needs to

renounce all forms of violence, and needs to abide by the previous agreements reached between the israelis and the palestinians. hour, the state department spokesperson suggested that unless and until hamas makes those changes, they cannot understand how it is that the israelis could be expected to continue in any sort of peace talks with the palestinians. one thing that the u.s. government is not saying is whether there could be long-term repercussions for the palestinians if they proceed with this reconciliation. they say for now they are still focused on trying to keep the ongoing peace process under way. >> president obama is in japan. the first stop on an eight-day four-nation trip to asia. mike viqueira is traveling with the president. tensions are high between japan and it's neighbors.

tell us more about that. >> reporter: there are some 40,000 troops stationed here. it's over the islands in the china seas in the dispute about the largely uninhabitable island of rocks. however, both countries have territorial claims and last night president obama went further than another administration has gone that the united states, yes, indeed, is treaty bound to defend japan militarily if it were to come to that, if japan and china were to engage in live fire over that. that issue is likely to dominate. last night the president was set to arrive, he met for a private sushi dinner, an exclusive place, gives a $300 fixed

pressman menu saying this is what you're eating. they enjoyed that, and today a lot of pomp and circumstance. this is a state meeting. there will be a meeting, arrival ceremony and state dinner this evening. but overshadowing all of this is the conflict rising nationalism here in japan. prime minister abe made a controversial visit a couple of moss ago at a shrine that honors class a war criminals. that draws the ire of history alan mossty not only between china and the united states, but south korea and japan, i should say, china and japan, and south korea and japan barely on speaking terms because of that, and several others issues. obviously the united states wants to bury the hatchett between those two countries because of the issue of north koreaish and it's leader kim jung-un who is still

participating in provocative behavior as his father and grandfather before him. they have to come to a response on that. >> the president goes to south korea next, and obviously that is a country reeling from the ferry tragedy. >> right. >> i'm sure he'll handle it well, but how is the president expected to handle that situation? >> reporter: well, white house officials, and it's a great point. you know, south koreans are still reeling in shock, the recovery effort not to say the salvage earth a very sensitive issue. even this morning in the papers here in japan, so we can't expect the president to make some reference to make a vow towards what is going on in their offshore in south korea. that country grief stricken and pre-occupied. there are other issues on the table there. obviously north korea, the chief among the concerns there between the united states and south korea, toney, 30,000 american troops there serving, largely

serving as a tripwire against any north korea invasion. the president is expecting a major address there. >> mike viqueira live for news tokyo, thank you. new developments today in the cries in ukraine. ukraine's government has resumed anti-terrorist terrorists against pro russian activists in the eastern part of the country. it comes as dozens of troops are in poland for joint military exercises. they are a symbol of force as a conflict between ukraine and pro-russian forces continue. >> we have reports. >> reporter: pro russian reinforce the barricades around the buildings they're occupying. they heard the acting president has relaunched the anti-terrorist operations, but they say they're not worried.

>> he is just a false government. and the whole government is illegitimate. >> they'll break up what the government in kiev describes as gangs. >> they know the last time that kiev sent an airplane in, there was little action and that emboldened the rebels. now there is proof that russia was involved in the stance. all of this comes a day after the u.s. vice president visited kiev.

>> u.s. assistance will be substantial. at least we have the port of the united states. they will not leave us alone with the aggressive. >> reporter: the resolve of the ukraine and united states to resist russian involvement here may be tested sooner rather than later. moscow says if it's interests are attacked it will respond. >> maria ines is following the reports. >> reporter: yes, the mayor of that town was replaced by a self-proclaimed mayor. take a look at a clip from a

journalist's last report on youtube from this week. >> a bizarre press conference, and take a look at what he tweeted. he writes, wait, this is the weirdest presser ever. they lady called us all liars and then asked us for funeral money. he writes referring to the mayor:: a doing what is possible

to get simon out. he has invited me t eat. he tweeted that simon is okay, but said that he is accused of propaganda and other journalists have been tweeting, saying he said he feels good and bruises will go away soon. unbelievable. >> okay, another journalist being detained for doing his job.

>> james bay what is on the table in south sudan? >> reporter: an emergency meeting, tony. the we have the newest country three years old in open warfare. >> james, what options are available to the united nations?

>> reporter: well, one ambassador on the way in said its time to finish, but they do need to take action. remember when this current round of violence started four months ago. they sat down and said we need to do something. let's send troops to south sudan. they have not been able to find them. only 600 of those troops so far have arrived. the ambassador that i spoke to said that they need accountability, possibly the international criminal court should be called in, possibly there should be sanctions against the government of south sudan and the opposition. >> you know, james, i'm curious what the u.n. is most worried about in south sudan, the loss of life and the violence, but there is another concern, isn't there? >> reporter: there is, they do fear that this is going to lead to more bloodshed. but they're worried about something something else. it's about where we are in the calendar year in south sudan.

right now it's the planting season. it's the time that farmers go out and plant their crops. they don't do that because of the violence and there is concern of a famine. and one official calls it a race against time to prevent a famine on the scale of we've seen in the 1980's which cost almost a million lives. >> from the united nations, thank you. the supreme court moved to limit how much money child pornography victims can collect from people who view their images. the case involves a woman known as amy. she was seen being raped by her uncle as a child, and the image is widely viewed online. she won a $3.4 million award against a man who had two of those images on his computer but justices said federal law limits how much child porn victimming can collect, so the settlement gets tossed out. and today georgia's governor signed into law one of the most

talk-about gun bills in the country. it allows guns to be taken into churches, schools, airports with restrictions. it's just part of our second amendment right to bear arms. >> while we still guard against tyranny, america cherishes this right so people who follow the rules can protect themselves an their families from those who don't follow the rules. >> still ahead on al jazeera america. it is a fight for voters and republicans who are looking over their shoulders in some surprising states. david schuster explains in today's power politics.

>> as it stands now the democrats have the majority. the polls released shaw mark prior, a democrat, leading a republican 46% to 36%. in kentucky, republican senate mitch mcconnell barely lease allison grimes, 44% to 43%. that is within the margin of error. in north carolina, th hagin gets 42%. till his gets 43%. and louisiana's primary system is known as a jungle primary, that there are no republican or democratic primary.

instead all of the candidates run together and if no candidate gets 50% of the vote the top two candidates face each other in the run off election. each of these senate races, races that they have been counting on. >> wow, that's a bit surprising. appreciate it. disappointing earnings from at&t helped send stocks lower today sending the streak against the s&p 500. ali velshi is here, what happened with apple, let's start there? >> reporter: this is kicking it old school. the day that would go a certain way and then earnings and then after the bell closed, this does not happen all that much, but let's start with apple stock. up by 7% after hours. apple announced it's going to buy back more of its own stock than before. you remember apple hear more

money than anyone on earth at the moment. investors like that. buying back stock means there is less stock out there and yours become more valuable. and the company is boosting the dividend by 8%. apple will split its stock 7-4-1. people get excited by stock splits. right now it means that you'll get 7 stocks for 1. investors find that very, very exciting. that's going to happen in june. that makes the stock which now trades at 560 or so cheaper. so the one thing it does is it let's people who want to invest in the stock get in at a lower rate. investors like that as well but it does mean nothing in terms of the stock's actual performance. the report card for your stock. the kid comes home with it once a quarter. you either give him ice cream for a smack. apple is given an "a" because a

lot of people had very low expectations of this students and it's becoming an old economy technology stock. it makes stuff like who makes anything any more if it's not an app, right, as opposedses to internet companies like facebook. apple stock has barely budged in the last six months. earnings up 7%. $10.2 billion so they're doing well. >> you mentioned facebook. >> it's becoming one of those momentum plays that the market loved but started to sour on. revenue had it's earnings report card, revenue up 72% compared to a year early. $2.5 billion. mobile ad sales are going well for facebook. the company erred first quarter

earnings of $885 million tripled what it was a year ago. better than what the analysts existed. and it announced the resignation of its chief financial officer of five years. that often bothers the investors but doesn't bother them tonight. everyone is getting an ice cream. no one getting a smack. >> what is coming up for the 7:00 hour? >> reporter: i'm going to be talking about inflation. i'm going to talk about the dangers when you have too little inflation. something that japan has experienced for a long time, and something that we're worried about in the united states. >> can't wait. kickin' it 'ol school, i like that. >> nearly one week since the deadly avalanche on mt. everest, mt. everest sherpas are walking off the job. that comes with a big impact on their families and the climbing season this year. and thousands of children have been killed in the conflict of

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>> the federal government is being accused of using the no fly tool. they were put on the list after refusing to becoming fbi informants. randall pinkston joins us with more on this. randall, this is not the first complaint about the government watch list. what is different about this lawsuit? >> reporter: most complaints involved people who were said they were put on the list by mistake and the government refused to take them off. this is the first time that the government has been accused of

deliberately putting people on the list to punish them. four years after graduating from college, he said he wanted to fly from omaha, nebraska, to florida for a job. but when he got to the airplane the airline refused to give him a boarding pass. as police escorted him out they said he's on the government's no-fly list. not long after that the fbi knocked on his door with an father to remove his name from the list. >> my understanding was that they wanted me to infiltrate or be an informant in the omaha muslim community around the u.s. and possibly other parts of the world. >> reporter: he said he refused. >> my religion prohibits me as far as spying on other muslims or innocent people. >> reporter: he is one of four men suing the department of justice homeland security and the fbi alleging the plaintiff's

constitutional rights were violated. >> our clients were never informed of the reasons for wish they were put on the no fly list. and the fbi refuses to confirm r deny that placement. >> reporter: it's a watch list created in 2004 to monitor known and suspected terrorists. a 2007 audit by the department of justice inspector general found major problems with the list. >> of the 71,000 names on the list in 2007 roughly half of them were there by mistake. so much of that is not public that we don't know exactly what kind of mistakes from committed. >> reporter: his family lives in afghanistan, but his attorney said none of the plaintiffs have ever been accused of any wrongdoing, so why would the government target them? the lawsuit claims because the pressure to increase the number of confidential informants in

muslim communities. >> one of the biggest problems is that there is really not a lot of oversight that we've seen. >> when you have a secret government watch list that the government can place people on or take them off at will without france parentcy, it lends itself to the sort of abuse that we've seen in this case. >> reporter: neither the fbi or federal agencies would comment on the case. >> our plaintiffs, they are just like you and i. they are innocent people. they work 12-hour shifts. they own small businesses. the only reason why they are on the no fly list is because the government is trying to use it to become an informant, and that is just wrong. >> reporter: while no official agency would speak about the lawsuit we did talk to a former fbi official who told al jazeera that he defends the list as an useful tool to keep people safe.

in his words agents sometimes don't have enough information to make arrests but they know they should keep people under surveillance adding it's a difficult balance weighing public safety and civil liberties. >> thank you. dozens of sherpas are leaving mount everest's base camp walking off the job after an avalanche killed six last week. we have reports from katmandu. >> reporter: a steady stream of mourners continue to arrive. he's one of three missing guides known here at sherpas presumed dead who rescuers are still searching for since friday's avalanche at everest. friends and family are in shock, unable to take in the events of nearly a week ago. his wife, his loss is simply unbearable. >> i can't believe he's gone. it feels like i have no one else now. i just can't believe it.

>> reporter: with two young children under five she's worried about who will provide for them. >> he was the center of family life and every just evolved around him. i'm worried about my children's future. >> reporter: his brother said that he lost more than just an older sibling. >> reporter: while three are still missing who are presumed dead, several are injured and taken by helicopter to the capitol of katmandu. sherpas have refused to climb the mountain again until certain demands are met including better life insurance and medical covers. while the government makes $300,000 a year through climbing fees, sherpas make a very small fraction of that, $6,000 annually. those fighting for the sherpas

are talking to the government. >> shaping the mountain and also tell everybody it is important. >> reporter: back at his home his family and friends are hoping while time is running out he'll be found alive. a week of unofficial mourning has been declared by the sherpa community. a steady stream of people across the country have been visiting people who are offering prayers for the dead and hoping that those who are still missing may be found alive and well. al jazeera, katmandu. >> joining us from santa fe, the editorial director of outside magazine and has read about excursions in the past. nick, appreciate your time. thanks for being here. you have reporters at everest covering this story right now for your magazine. put us in your editorial room meeting. what is the latest you're hearing from everest? >> it continues to be a tense situation up there.

we do have a reporter on his way to base camp right now. we have heard that a number of expeditions have officially declared that they are not going to continue climbing, they're going to depart the mountain, and head home. we're also hearing that there are at least a few expeditions that are planning to carry on. we're looking at a little bit of a high altitude. >> the demands have been issued to the nepal government. what they've asked for, a number of things including increased life insurance, benefits for the families. whether or not they're negotiating their wages, it didn't clear right now. and they're also trying to unify as a community. you know, there are some sherpas

that want to continue climbing. there are 300 or more who have signed a petition who say let's end the season. it's a complicated situation. there are a lot of demands on the table. there are issues at hand, and i think we're sort of bid stride in--mid stride in figuring out how this is going to get solved. >> i know we're at tensions at a pass, but are we at a place where the tensions are being felt between the climbers, the sherpas themselves? >> reporter: yeah, i think there is some of that. you know, last year, of course, there was a very dramatic incident where there was a brawl that broke out among some western climbers and some sherpas. you know, it was an incident that involved some climbers climbing above them, kicking ice down on them. they found that disrespectful. this is a window into the sherpas really asking for more ownership, a little more agency on everest. they're the ones exposed to the

most risk. they are the ones out there in the danger zone for the greatest amount of time and i think they feel like the amounts they're being compensated, the benefits they're saying, fair pay for fair work is not quite happening yet, and i think that's the struggle that's taking place right now. >> a time one for you, nick. this is not one where the sherpas can leave the job and not come back. this is a situation where they're hoping to negotiate something and then get back to work in this climbing season? do you see that as being possible? >> reporter: you flow, if i was going to bet on it, i would say things are going to shut down. i think given the magnitude of this incident, the fact that there have been 16 sherpas killed. these are relatives, these are brothers, these are friends. these are colleagues. this is a devastating below to the sherpa community. both out of grief and both for respect for the dead, for the families of the dead, and you know, there is a lot of sherpas

that just want to shut it down this year, call it a season. and sit down around the table. figure out a more equitable situation for everybody, and pick things up again. i think the minority are the ones asking to continue on this year. >> nick, the editorial director of outside magazine, he has written about controversial mt. everest excursions in the past. good to see you. a tram tragic story to out of syria to tell you. a boy survives a mortar attack only to be killed four months later. first a warning, the video we're about to show you is graphic. >> reporter: for this family yusef is not just a statistic. he was their 12-year-old ton. a mortar hit their city. it was only a few days ago that his fare was able to remove the

blood stains. >> there is smoke around us, and then i saw him lying down there. i picked him up and i started to run. shrapnel from the mortar hit his head. >> he is sitting here on the far right sitting with his brothers and sister. we spoke with them on skype last november just days after they escaped death. they all appeared composed considering that this is what they survived. >> we were being filmed by a journalist when the shell landed. we runaway. when we came home i told my mother. she started crying. >> reporter: four months later his mother cried again. this time her eldest son did not survive the mortar strike. they have seen some of the worst violence in years. many people have left, but this family is among those who say they accept their fate.

whatever god decides i accept. this is difficult to separate from my child that i have raised for 12 years. >> reporter: tens of thousands have lost their lives on this war. more than 7,000 children have been killed. they have still not come to terms with losing they are brother. she said she always sees him in her dreams. >> i don't want to leave because yusef told me if he dies not to leave him alone here. >> reporter: behind the grief there is anger. this father blames the syrian president for his loss. >> i promise you, bashar, i promise you bashar, you will lose a soon just like i lost mine. >> reporter: this story is not just about yusef and his family. this is a story about war and the many syrians who have lost

so much. al jazeera. >> the death of a popular local figure has sparked riots in brazil. the violence comes less than two months before the world cup starts there. residents of the famous copa cabana neighborhood say that police beat the man to death. soon they were flowing homemade explosives at officers. another set back in the search of the missing malaysian airlines jet. the debris that wash ashore australia is probably not from the airliner. they are looking at any possible connection to the jet, but say they are not getting excited. the plane disappeared more than seven weeks ago. searchers in the southern indian association have turned up absolutely nothing. more than a week after an armed group kidnapped dozens of girls from a nigerian school, it's not clear how many were abducted. the school stands by its claims

of 129 claims, but the locals say the numbers don't add up. this raises questions about security in the capitol. >> reporter: the security situation is worrying many nigerians. after several attacks by suspected boko haram fighters in the last week. several were killed at a bus station nearby. many villagers killed in the nearby state and a school was set ablazed by masked men. >> it is getting worse and worse every day. people defend or soldiers, but then right now the soldiers are not even secured. >> they are walking, the military, they are trying their best to put the situation in control. as you can see the problem is

coming within the country. people are trying to sabotage the effort of the government 1234 calling a meeting with the security chief to investigate the violence. there has been an increase of security at the capitol since last week's attack. many check points have been set up, but the military won't let us film any. >> the leader of boko haram claimed am responsibility of an attack. in it he challenges the government to go after his group. >> look at us. we are right within your city, and you don't even know how to find us. >> reporter: the government said everything is being done to fight the group. >> well, we have a security challenges, but to define that security challenge and problem. it is an international problem, it is a global problem because

what we're dealing with is terrorism, and it's not only in nigeria that we have this kind of situation. but what is important that the determination of the administration to address this challenge. >> reporter: but many nigerians still feel anxious about the situation and worry there could be more attacks. al jazeera, nigeria. >> the soldier who leaked hundreds of thousands of classified documents to wikileaks has a new name. ines? >> reporter: yes, in kansas a judge applaud bradley manning to change her name to chelsea elizabeth manning. the former intelligence analysts is serving time for releasing oh classified information. the decision does not clear the way for the military to treat manning as a woman, though. meaning shell stay in a male-only prison for now. in california a lawsuits filed against fedex against the recent crash that killed ten people. the mother of a 17-year-old

killed in the crash filed a $100 million suit. she said the company's trucks has a history of catching fire. her daughter and other teens were traveling on a bus on apr april 10th. witnesses say the fedex truck was on fire before it crossed the highway pleadan and crashed into the bus. a massive sinkhole in florida has reopened. repair crews have crushed over. it's 65 feet wide and 70 feet deep. it was filled and thought to be stabilized over the weekend by emergency crews say it progressed overnight and it needs more repairs. in new york, five former buffalo bill cheerleaders are suing the football team. they say they were forced to work hundreds of host without pay and they covered their own travel expenses and spent hundreds of dollars on uniforms. this is the third lawsuit of its kind. oakland raidersette and the

cincinnati ben gals, and that's what you call those cheer glides because i hammered you earlier. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. >> wrongly. >> reporter: i follow ocho cin cinco. >> nice. >> reporter: yeah, yeah. >> why are we still talking--this is 21 utah century, why are we still talking about cheerleaderrers. it's professional sports. cities across the country are going through gentrification, and many of these places crime is down and prices are through the roof. one example, people in san francisco who are getting priced out are moving to oakland where they are edging out long-time residents. melissa chan has the report. >> reporter: oakland, the dilapidated, crime-ridden, lower-income neighbor to francisco. who would possibly move here? but then when the financial crisis hit a few years ago opportunity knocked. and broad jonathan to oakland's door step. >> distressed property.

typically in awful condition. and we fix them. so we fix them and sell them. we give it fresh paint and the big thing we add recessed canned light. >> reporter: oakland has become brooklyn by the bay. one of the last affordable places for middle class families to buy a home. >> it's helping clean up and making neighborhoods better. i don't particularly feel like its pushing people out. >> not everyone agrees. >> gentrification is a scourge in our community. oakland is really impacted by the investment of real estate and by the lack of government intervention on behalf of every day people who are fighting to keep their home. >> reporter: those losing their homes are african-americans. once almost half oakland's population, they now make up a quarter of the city.

former resident jonathan walks us to his old home. >> i used to live there in apartment 4, and it started off the rent was 1100 and went up to 1800. i could no long ever live there. >> reporter: he now lives 40 miles away. it's a long commute that cuts into time he would rather spend with his children. but he said he has no choice. >> here's an example of new oakland meeting old oakland. this was a factory. it has been converted into francely loft apartments, and across the street is old oakland with it's much more modest hom homes. not everyone resist these changes. some welcome the new comers and hope that it might lower crime and bring back neighborhoods alonlong ignored. >> when people who are born and raised here, if you don't take advantage of the opportunities here you can't really be mad at people who come in and want to

buy a property. >> reporter: they come for cheaper living and cheaper eating. the cost of everything in oakland compared to san francisco simply can't be beat. it's also become somewhat cool, somewhat trendy to make the move. some new arivals are mindful their entry might disrupt and threaten older communities. >> i would hope that there is much greater consideration for the communities who have bothered to stay and put up the fight to be there. that people recognize that and try to work with it. >> reporter: the city looks very different than it did just a few years ago. while some new residents engage with old communities there are limits when so many lifelong residents have already left. melissa chan, al jazeera, oakland, california. >> and still to come on al jazeera america, irs employee who is have gone delinquent on their own taxes get bonuses on their work. details, that's next.

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>> waiting for that tax refund. some of the people working on your taxes cheat on their taxes and still received bonuses for the job they did. it's all part of the bonuses to irs workers with disciplinary problems. roxana saberi has been looking into this report and has more for us. >> tony, the irs is supposed to award its employees based on productivity like their ability to reduce paperwork, but this report by the treasury department found that the agency failed to actually take into consideration misconduct. >> oh, no. >> that can including anything from paying taxes late to drug use. more than 2800 employees with recent disciplinary problems received $3 million in bonuses between 2010 and 2012. that averages out to about $1,000 each. about half of them have what the

report called serious conduct issues. that clued misusing government credit cards for travel, drug use, making violent threats and even fraud. but it also included employees with tax issues, some paid their taxes late. others under reported income. the report focused on a few of these employees without naming them. one was suspended for ten days for failing to pay taxes but still received $1,300 in bonuses the next year. the irs responded to the report with this statement we strife to protect the integrity of the tax system and we recognize the need for proper personnel policies. the irs said it has a policy that bar it is from giving bonuses to executives with problems, but to apply it to all its workers it would have to renegotiate with the employee union, and we reached out to that union but did not get an answer.

it was pointed out that the bonuses did conflict with the agency's ability to uphold tax laws. >> still ahead on al jazeera america. the feds are on to them. but he's in china. how an artist managed t to allue policeludepolice for years whilg art work.

>> we're learning more about a massive forgery scandal that has up ended the art world. john terrett is here to paint the picture for us. >> reporter: i like it, i like your style. now tony, do you remember the stair, the chinese artist from queens and new york, and two spanish brothers both dealers, accused of ripping off art galleries by selling fake paintings of popular artists. this week the three alleged con

artists have been formerly charged by the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. he referred to them as modern masters of forgery and deceit. his 42-page indictment pays a how-to guide of how to deceive the art world for years as these three are accused of doing. chen was given old canvass, old paint all bought from flea markets all over new york. they would stain the canvass with tea bags making the canvas look older than it is. and this is fake 101. forgery 101. >> everyone knows how to do it. >> reporter: except for me. i must have lived a very shelter life. and then some say they used to get rid of wrinkles on their

face. >> really. >> reporter: and then some were subjected to the heat of a blow dryer. this speeds up the aging process we are told. others were left out in the wind and rain to give the impression that they were old. and the feds were falsely claiming clients in europe who were selling the art work. the two brothers were extradited to spain. and chen fled to china. he said it was all a misunderstanding. but they hope to make an arrest, but he is in china, just in case you think the whole story is a load of jackson pollocks, then take heart, even if the fbi can't get him out of china for trial, chen will have it

difficult to travel to countries that do have an treaty with the united states. he has painted himself in a corner. >> nicely done. do you have another tea bag. >> reporter: i'll make you a cup. >> we have ali velshi. >> the power of the almighty dollar. how much you get for yours keeping that in check with what people may be able to learn from abe nomics from japan. we'll have a look at the young brains behind the computers who can make flash traders hundreds of millions of dollars in milliseconds. plus apple and facebook's blockbuster earnings, and w